Christmas Dinner chords by Paul Stookey

• Capo on 4th

🎅 Verse:
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And it    came to pass on a Christmas evening
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. While all the doors were    shuttered tight
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   Outside standing,    lonely boy-child
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   Cold and shivering    in the night



🎅 Verse:
Em        D       C        G/B
   On the street,    every window
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. Save but one, was    gleaming bright
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And to this window    walked the boychild
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   Peeking in saw,    candle light

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Through other windows he had looked at turkeys
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. Ducks and geese,    cherry pies
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But through this window saw a grey-haired lady
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   Table bare and    tears in her eyes

🎅 Verse:
Em        D      C        G/B
Into his coat reached the boy-child
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Knowing well there was litle there
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He took from his pocket, his own Christmas dinner
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A bit of cheese, some bread    to share

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Em               D              C               G/B
His outstretched hands held the food and they trembled
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As the door, it opened wide
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Said he
Would you share with me Christmas dinner
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Gently said she
Come inside

🎅 Verse:
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The grey-haired lady brought forth to the table
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Glasses two and her last drop of wine
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Said she
Here's a toast to everyone's Christmas
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and especially,    yours and mine

🎅 Verse:
Em               D              C        G/B
And it came to pass on that Christmas evening
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While all the doors were shuttered tight
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That in that town, the happiest Christmas
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Was shared by    candle light